## Why Users have shared that the TUI can feel too visually flat because themes mostly show up in code syntax highlighting. The configurable statusline is a natural place to make the active theme more visible, while still letting users keep the existing monotone statusline if they prefer it. ## What Changed - Added a statusline styling helper that builds the rendered statusline from `(StatusLineItem, text)` segments, preserving item identity while keeping the plain text output unchanged. - Derived foreground accent colors from the active syntax theme by looking up TextMate scopes through the existing syntax highlighter, with conservative ANSI fallbacks when a scope does not provide a foreground. - Tuned theme-derived colors to keep the accents visible without making the statusline feel overly bright. - Added `[tui].status_line_use_colors`, defaulting to `true`, plus a separated `/statusline` toggle so users can enable or disable theme-derived statusline colors from the setup UI. - Updated the live statusline and `/statusline` preview to use the same styled builder, while keeping terminal-title preview text plain. - Kept statusline separators and active-agent add-ons subdued while removing blanket dimming from the whole passive statusline. ## Verification - `cargo test -p codex-tui status_line` - `cargo test -p codex-tui theme_picker` - `cargo test -p codex-tui foreground_style_for_scopes` - `cargo test -p codex-tui` - `cargo test -p codex-config` - `cargo test -p codex-core status_line_use_colors` - `cargo insta pending-snapshots --manifest-path tui/Cargo.toml` ## Visual <img width="369" height="23" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-30 at 6 16 08 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/11d03efb-8e4f-4450-8f4d-00a9659ef4cd" /> <img width="385" height="23" alt="Screenshot 2026-04-30 at 6 16 02 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a3d89f36-bdc1-42e8-8e84-61350e3999e2" />
npm i -g @openai/codex
or brew install --cask codex
Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.
If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE.
If you want the desktop app experience, run
codex app or visit the Codex App page.
If you are looking for the cloud-based agent from OpenAI, Codex Web, go to chatgpt.com/codex.
Quickstart
Installing and running Codex CLI
Install globally with your preferred package manager:
# Install using npm
npm install -g @openai/codex
# Install using Homebrew
brew install --cask codex
Then simply run codex to get started.
You can also go to the latest GitHub Release and download the appropriate binary for your platform.
Each GitHub Release contains many executables, but in practice, you likely want one of these:
- macOS
- Apple Silicon/arm64:
codex-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz - x86_64 (older Mac hardware):
codex-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
- Apple Silicon/arm64:
- Linux
- x86_64:
codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz - arm64:
codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
- x86_64:
Each archive contains a single entry with the platform baked into the name (e.g., codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl), so you likely want to rename it to codex after extracting it.
Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan
Run codex and select Sign in with ChatGPT. We recommend signing into your ChatGPT account to use Codex as part of your Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan. Learn more about what's included in your ChatGPT plan.
You can also use Codex with an API key, but this requires additional setup.
Docs
This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.
